ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Bonython, ACT, 2905
Current weather
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83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.7° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#101 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bonython is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,839 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 17 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-26%), roughly 4.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 3,839
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,223
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 69 of 1,511
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 66.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 103 / 428 / 162
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 17
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,280 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -26.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv3
- Other Offences9
- Property Damage3
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,034
- Bonython Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
10 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2023· 2 proposals
May 2023
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2022· 2 proposals
April 2022
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2021· 2 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2020· 1 proposal
February 2020
- SUBCBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Cake LoversBakery
- Bbq (2)
- Barr Smith Avenue 2nd after Coombe StreetBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue 2nd after Derrington CrescentBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Coombe StreetBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Derrington CrescentBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Don Dunstan DriveBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Drakeford DriveBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Hurtle StreetBus stop
- Barr Smith Avenue after Kingscote CrescentBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLB5B3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Stepping Stoneskindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 39
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 6.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #101 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Stepping Stoneschildcarekindergarten
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLB5B3 - Registered Places or Objects
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 23 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 17 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 07 May 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 25 May 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 16 Jan 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 21 Apr 2022 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 28 Mar 2022 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONYTHON · TUGGERANONGLodged 07 Dec 2021 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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